Gerhilde Maakt

Ger­hil­de pro­du­ces all cand­les by hand in her wor­k­shop in Ber­c­hem, using rape­se­ed wax. The rape­se­ed wax is grown in Euro­pe, which we at COSH! love beca­use we can rely on good wor­king con­di­ti­ons with sup­pli­ers wit­hin Euro­pe.

Tra­di­ti­onal cand­les, made from paraf­fin (a bypro­duct of petro­le­um), are not heal­t­hy to bre­at­he in. Ger­hil­de’s cand­les are made from rape­se­ed wax, plant-based, natu­ral, and biode­gra­da­ble and have a 30 – 45% lon­ger burn time than paraf­fin candles. 

Her home fra­gran­ces are based on renewa­ble sour­ces. Ger­hil­de exclu­si­vely cho­oses pure fra­gran­ces wit­ho­ut toxics. 

All cand­les come in a glass jar.

Ger­hil­de has been making cand­les from a young age, always with a focus on sus­ta­ina­bi­lity. She star­ted by reusing rem­nants of old cand­les and gra­du­al­ly del­ved into rape­se­ed wax, a biode­gra­da­ble and renewa­ble sour­ce. Cand­les that do not meet the sto­re stan­dard due to colo­ur devi­ati­ons or beca­use they are test models are still con­si­de­red of quality to use. To com­bat was­te, Ger­hil­de offers the­se in sur­pri­se packages. 

Ger­hil­de makes her cand­les by hand in her wor­k­shop in Ber­c­hem, from plant-based, biode­gra­da­ble rape­se­ed wax from Euro­pe, resul­ting in a beauti­ful local pro­duct with a short cha­in. 

The cand­les and home fra­gran­ces con­ta­in no ani­mal mate­ri­als, making them vegan. They are also not tes­ted on ani­mals.

The rape­se­ed wax cand­les have a 30 – 45% lon­ger burn time than paraf­fin cand­les. 

Ger­hil­de even offers tips on her web­si­te for enjoying her pro­duc­ts for an even lon­ger time. 

She also offers refil­ls for the home fragrance.

Ger­hil­de is open and honest abo­ut the pro­duc­ti­on of her cand­les and the Euro­pe­an ori­gin of the rape­se­ed wax. 

Howe­ver, COSH! has not been able to find spe­ci­fic deta­ils abo­ut the ori­gin of the used fra­gran­ces.